Table.
Sociodemographic characteristics by social media use for medical information
| Characteristic or group | No social media use | Social media use | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or n (row %) | Mean (SD) or n (row %) | ||
| Sample | |||
| Community | 1080 (48.2) | 1161 (51.8) | .746 |
| SART | 363 (48.4) | 387 (51.6) | |
| Maternal age (y) | 33.46 (4.29) | 33.10 (4.18) | .068 |
| Gestational age at enrollment (wk) | 7.09 (1.39) | 7.00 (1.43) | .125 |
| Race | |||
| White | 1267 (48.1) | 1366 (51.9) | .978 |
| Black | 36 (53.7) | 31 (46.3) | |
| Asian | 59 (44.4) | 74 (55.6) | |
| Native American | 7 (53.9) | 6 (46.2) | |
| Mixed or other | 48 (45.7) | 57 (54.3) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Not Hispanic | 1294 (48.5) | 1374 (51.5) | .010 |
| Hispanic | 106 (41.1) | 152 (58.9) | |
| Education | |||
| Less than bachelor's degree | 200 (50.8) | 194 (49.2) | .197 |
| Bachelor's degree | 479 (46.6) | 548 (53.4) | |
| Graduate degree | 759 (48.2) | 815 (51.8) | |
| Household income | |||
| <$50,000 | 125 (49.6) | 127 (50.4) | .901 |
| $50,000–$99,000 | 366 (48.7) | 385 (51.3) | |
| $100,000–$250,000 | 750 (48.2) | 807 (51.8) | |
| >$250,000 | 198 (45.5) | 237 (54.5) | |
| Work status | |||
| Unemployed | 60 (50.9) | 58 (49.1) | .034 |
| Full-time homemaker | 169 (51.2) | 161 (48.8) | |
| Part-time employment | 176 (52.5) | 159 (47.5) | |
| Full-time employment | 1033 (46.7) | 1177 (53.3) | |
| Works in healthcare field (patient care) | |||
| No | 1103 (46.0) | 1295 (54.0) | <.001 |
| Yes | 335 (56.3) | 260 (43.7) | |
| Region of residence | |||
| Midwest | 346 (48.4) | 369 (51.6) | .766 |
| Northeast | 259 (46.7) | 296 (53.3) | |
| South | 378 (49.0) | 394 (51.0) | |
| West | 433 (47.5) | 479 (52.5) | |
| Lives in a metropolitan area | |||
| No | 519 (50.3) | 513 (49.7) | .060 |
| Yes | 899 (46.7) | 1025 (53.3) | |
| Dominant SARS-CoV-2 strainb | |||
| Alpha | 340 (46.0) | 399 (54.0) | .389 |
| Delta | 1011 (49.0) | 1054 (51.0) | |
| Omicron | 101 (47.2) | 113 (52.8) | |
| Vaccination timing | |||
| Unvaccinated | 170 (48.0) | 184 (52.0) | .376 |
| Vaccinated >12 wk before pregnancy | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Vaccinated within 12 wk of pregnancy | 108 (58.7) | 76 (41.3) | |
| Vaccinated during pregnancy | 1017 (48.0) | 1104 (52.0) | |
| Vaccinated within 12 wk of delivery | 142 (43.6) | 184 (56.4) | |
| Vaccinated >12 wk after delivery | 15 (45.4) | 18 (54.6) |
The results for n=3018 participants are presented.
SART, Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.
aP value was for the use of social media for medical information, adjusted for use of other websites, provider, or friends and family. Bootstrapped (1000 reps) linear regression was used for continuous characteristics and a multinomial logistic regression was used for categorical characteristics.
bAlpha: before July 2021; Delta: July–November 2021; Omicron: December 2021 or later. Timing based upon completion of health information questionnaire at end of third trimester of pregnancy.
Jaswa. Association between social media use and COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol Glob Rep 2023.